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UnityPoint Health - Cedar Rapids selected to join Mayo Clinic Care Network

UnityPoint Health - Cedar Rapids is the first health care organization in Iowa to be selected to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a national network of like-minded organizations that share a commitment to better serving patients and their families.

16 May 2014

Viewpoints: GOP attacks on health law; challenging assumptions about Obamacare politics; is employer mandate worth it?

A crucial component of the Republican Party's assault on the Affordable Care Act always has been ignorance -- that is, the promotion of ignorance about the ACA's benefits among the general population. Now, from the consulting firm McKinsey & Co., comes hard evidence that the campaign worked, bigtime. In its latest national survey to determine how the healthcare reform act has been working, McKinsey found that the perceived cost of health insurance still was the No. 1 reason given by respondents for not enrolling (Michael Hiltzik, 5/14).

16 May 2014

Study led by TSRI scientists likely to influence future designs for HIV vaccines, antibody-based therapies

A vaccine or other therapy directed at a single site on a surface protein of HIV could in principle neutralize nearly all strains of the virus—thanks to the diversity of targets the site presents to the human immune system.

16 May 2014

Physician partner allows doctors to focus more on patients

Primary care physicians already have enough administrative duties on their plates, and the implementation of electronic medical records has only added to their burden. As a result, they have less time to spend with their patients.

16 May 2014

Anticoagulation therapy with low-dose aspirin can be used with new generation mechanical heart valve

Less aggressive anticoagulation therapy, combined with low-dose aspirin, can be used safely in conjunction with a newer generation mechanical heart valve.

16 May 2014

Investigators find rise in overall e-cigarette awareness, but not decline in perceived safety of devices

E-cigarettes are gaining mainstream attention as a competitor to traditional cigarettes. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wanted to examine changes in e-cigarette awareness, how harmful people believe them to be, and if those attitudes have any connection to smoking cessation attempts.

16 May 2014

Researchers examine how basic biology of aging drives chronic disease

A new collection of articles appearing in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences examine how the basic biology of aging drives chronic disease.

16 May 2014

Research: Single episode of binge drinking can have negative health effects

It only takes one time. That's the message of a new study by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School on binge drinking. Their research found that a single episode of binge drinking can have significant negative health effects resulting in bacteria leaking from the gut, leading to increased levels of toxins in the blood.

16 May 2014

Men with sperm abnormalities at increased risk of dying sooner, study finds

Men who are infertile because of defects in their semen appear to be at increased risk of dying sooner than men with normal semen, according to a study led by a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

16 May 2014

Meditation training may help reduce stress disorders among US military personnel

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Naval Health Research Center have found that mindfulness training - a combination of meditation and body awareness exercises - can help U.S. Marine Corps personnel prepare for and recover from stressful combat situations.

16 May 2014

CVD risk factors may differ between men and women with type 2 diabetes, shows study

Type 2 diabetes greatly increases a person's risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). A new study showing that cardiovascular risk factors such as elevated blood pressure and cholesterol levels differ significantly between men and women is published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DTT), a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

16 May 2014

Loyola’s Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk Assessment Program provides state-of-the-art care to cancer patients

Patients at increased risk for gastrointestinal cancer now have access to a new multidisciplinary program at Loyola University Health System.

16 May 2014

CHOP oncologist receives Lifetime Achievement Award at ANRA association's international meeting

The Advances in Neuroblastoma Research Association (ANRA) is conferring its highest honor on pediatric oncologist Garrett M. Brodeur, M.D., of the Cancer Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

16 May 2014

Researchers test genomic sequencing for women with triple negative breast cancer

Indiana University cancer researchers are testing whether therapy incorporating advanced genomic technology will provide better outcomes than current treatments for those with an aggressive form of breast cancer.

15 May 2014

Many smokers still surprised about tobacco's danger facts

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that many smokers still find accurate and detailed facts about the dangers of tobacco both new and motivating in terms of their desire to quit. This finding proved to be especially marked among members of groups that are most likely to be smokers today.

15 May 2014

New tech could take light-based cancer treatment deep inside the body

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective treatment for easily accessible tumors such as oral and skin cancer.

15 May 2014

A potential epigenetic 'on-off' switch for cancer

A team of Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have proposed that an "on and off" epigenetic switch could be a common mechanism behind the development of different types of cancer. Epigenetics is the phenomena whereby genetically identical cells express their genes differently, resulting in different physical traits.

15 May 2014

Link found between antibiotic use in babies and asthma

New research has shed light on how treating babies with antibiotics may lead to an increased risk for asthma.

15 May 2014

Olympus receives Edison Awards for three healthcare products

Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions in Medical and Surgical Products, among other core businesses, announced today that the company has received Edison Awards for three of its "world's only" products: ENDOEYE FLEX 3D, THUNDERBEAT and the BF-190 Bronchoscope.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 15 May 2014

Study: Lorazepam drug not effective in treating pediatric status epilepticus

A National Institutes of Health-sponsored study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that lorazepam - a widely used but not yet Food and Drug Administration approved drug for children - is no more effective than an approved benzodiazepine, diazepam, for treating pediatric status epilepticus.

15 May 2014

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UnityPoint Health - Cedar Rapids selected to join Mayo Clinic Care Network

Viewpoints: GOP attacks on health law; challenging assumptions about Obamacare politics; is employer mandate worth it?

Study led by TSRI scientists likely to influence future designs for HIV vaccines, antibody-based therapies

Physician partner allows doctors to focus more on patients

Anticoagulation therapy with low-dose aspirin can be used with new generation mechanical heart valve

Investigators find rise in overall e-cigarette awareness, but not decline in perceived safety of devices

Researchers examine how basic biology of aging drives chronic disease

Research: Single episode of binge drinking can have negative health effects

Men with sperm abnormalities at increased risk of dying sooner, study finds

Meditation training may help reduce stress disorders among US military personnel

CVD risk factors may differ between men and women with type 2 diabetes, shows study

Loyola’s Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk Assessment Program provides state-of-the-art care to cancer patients

CHOP oncologist receives Lifetime Achievement Award at ANRA association's international meeting

Researchers test genomic sequencing for women with triple negative breast cancer

Many smokers still surprised about tobacco's danger facts

New tech could take light-based cancer treatment deep inside the body

A potential epigenetic 'on-off' switch for cancer

Link found between antibiotic use in babies and asthma

Olympus receives Edison Awards for three healthcare products

Study: Lorazepam drug not effective in treating pediatric status epilepticus

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